Elmira Pourreza

Neural coupling between spinal motor neurons of the first dorsal interosseous muscle during individual index finger flexion and pinch tasks

The paper compares neural coupling in motor units during index finger flexion and precision pinch tasks, finding stronger nonlinear coupling during pinch.

Neural and mechanical properties of vastus lateralis and vastus medialis at different rectus femoris muscle lengths

This study examines how varying rectus femoris length affects motor unit discharge rates in vasti muscles during isometric contractions, finding increased discharge rates at low force but not high force.

Differential changes in the effective neural drive following new motor skill acquisition between vastus lateralis and medialis

The paper examines changes in neural drive during motor skill acquisition, finding reduced alpha band common synaptic oscillations correlate with performance improvements in vastus lateralis but not vastus medialis.

Motor unit rate coding in intrinsic hand muscles during isolated finger contractions and pinch task

This study examines motor unit discharge rates in hand muscles during different tasks, finding task- and muscle-specific rate coding patterns.

A single low-dimensional neural component of motor unit activity explains force generation across repetitive isometric tasks

The paper uses PCA and FA to show a single low-dimensional motor unit component explains most force oscillations during repetitive isometric tasks.